University of Southampton - Theory Group

The Southampton High Energy Physics Group invites applications for a postdoctoral research position in lattice field theory and numerical simulation, starting from 1st October 2018 (or as soon as possible thereafter). The successful applicant will join our wide-ranging programme in lattice QCD covering flavour physics, hadronic structure, algorithm development and also lattice QFT in conjunction with holography. We are part of the RBC-UKQCD Collaboration and work closely with colleagues from the UK, USA and Japan. The appointee will join us at a time when our collaboration will be exploiting newly-refreshed DiRAC supercomputing resources. The members of staff undertaking research in Lattice QCD are Professor Jonathan Flynn, Dr Andreas Jüttner and Professor Chris Sachrajda.

The post is an STFC-funded research assistantship for two years, subject to review at the end of the first year. For informal enquiries, please contact Dr. Andreas Jüttner, juettner@soton.ac.uk, Tel: +44 (0)23 8059 7343.

You must apply through the online system if you wish to be considered. As supporting documentation please provide a CV and a statement of research interests and arrange for three letters of reference.

The deadline for applying is 15 December 2017.

Application procedure:

You should submit your completed online application form at www.jobs.soton.ac.uk. The application deadline will be midnight on the closing date stated above. If you need any assistance, please call Rosie McPhail (Recruitment Team) on +44 (0) 23 8059 4043. Please quote reference 932917WF on all correspondence.

Further details:

We aim to be an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Please note that applications from agencies will not be accepted unless indicated in the job advert.